Cord tying and fastening device.



F. A. RYTHER. CORD TYING AND FASTENING DEVICE; APPLICATION FILEDFEB-26.1911.

1,257,027. Patented Feb.19,1918.

FRANK A- BYTHEB, 0F .Q A Q. LIN

CORD TYING- AND FASTENING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb.19, 191s.

Applicationfi l ed February 26, 1917. Serial No. 151,081.

scription of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cord tying and fastening devices and moreespecially to that class of tying devices which are ,applied to packagesof letters, cards and the-like for securing or fastening the same.

The invention has for its object the provision of. a tie of thischaracter which can be used indefinitely without any deterioration ofparts.

Another object is toprovide a device of this character which is easilymanufactured, simple of construction, and easily operated.

To this end my invention consists of the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and described and claimed in the followingspecification in which like reference characters designate correspondingparts.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of my device;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view;

Fig. 4 is a view in perspective showing my invention as applied in onestage of the operation of tying;

Fig. 5 is a like view in perspective at another stage of the tying ofthe cord;

Fig. 6 is a view showing my device applied to a package or the like whenin se cured position;

Fig. 7 is an illustration of the convolu tions of the cord when insecured position on my fastener; and

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 88 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, my invention consists of a piece of wire bentin the form of the well known wishbone designated by the numeral 1. Itconsist of a body portion 2 having an eye 16 formed at one end andslanting upwardly from the plane of the body portion 2. At the oppositeend of this body portion a lug 3 is formed which projects laterally andis curved slightly backward upon the body portion 2, At the end .4:ofthe lug 3 the wire is bent upon itself and continued in the oppositelateral direction which is arcuately curved in plan view backward uponthe body 2, to form an arm 6. The portions of the wire comprising thelug 3 are preferable integrally connected by any suitable means which,in the present embodiment, comprises a section of solder insertedbetween the two portions of the wire designated as 7. From its point ofcommencement to its terminal 8 the arm 6 is reversely curved in end view.to provide a raised portion 9 at the end of the body 2 adjacent theh1g3 in order to accommodate thereunder a knot 10 of the rope or cord 11which is secured thereto. The lug 3 is formed substantially within theline of curvature of the arm 6 so that the body 2 when resting upon thesurface of the package or bundle 12 to be tied is slantedupwardtowardthe meetingend-of the body and the lug as shown at 13.Adjacent the terminal of the arm 6, said arm is bent upwardly from thelow point of the reverse curve to form a guide member 14. This guidemember is extended upwardly in a plane occupied by the upwardlyextending eye 16. The arm 6 is bent rearwardly upon the body 2 to apoint substantially in line with but spaced laterally from the eyecarrying end of the body 2. This constructionof the. arm 6 and the body2 provides a substantially V-shaped slot 15 in which the cord or rope 11is engaged.

In the operation of this device, one terminal of the cord or rope withwhich the package is to be bound is knotted firmly in the eye 16 which,owing to its upward slant, allows play for the cord so that it will notbe impressed into the package to be bound. The cord is then continuedover one end of the package around the same and up over the oppositeend. The cord is then carried under the raised guide portion 14 of thearm 6 and given a pull in the direction of the lug 3 which carries itunder the arm 6 and beneath the raised por- 9 of the arm. It is thencarried over the body 2 and continued beneath the lug 3 and given a pullin the reverse lower direction which brings the cord again to the raisedportion let of the arm 6 as illustrated in Fig. 4:. It is then insertedagain under the raised portion of this arm and given a pull in thedirection of the h1g3, and lastly given a downward pull in a paralleldirection \ivith the line of cordialready secured on the package asillustrated in'Fig. 5. This will form a secure knot -Wl1lCl1h21S itsbulged portion directly under the raised portion 9 of the arm 6 and endof the raised portion 13-of the bod y. 2 and.

is securelyheld in the slot 15, I

To unfasten this tie, it isn erelynecessary to ,reverse' the. operation.If further tightening is desired afpull upon the free end ofthe cordwill 'secure the necessary adjustment. Having thus fullyodescribed myinvention,

yvhat I desire .to secure by Letters-Patent 1. A fastening devicelmerit-Class scribed'com ri'sin a section of'wire' to form 'a body, saidWire being bent laterally and uponitself in the'opposite direction atone "relation ith said body, said bent portions end of said body to forman armin angular being connected together forming. a lugon the oppositeside of the body, and cord-retaining means at the other end of saidbody.

' QIA fastening device of'the class gdescribedcomprising asection'ofWire to form a body bent laterally at one end thereof to I forrna lugprojecting from said end and bent laterally again upon itself inthe'oppjo-" .e

sitedirectionto form anarm on theopposite side of said body, said arm'being curved i being integrally backward upon said-body in angularrelation with said ann -and body, the said bent portions of the Wirecomprising the said lug connected; throughout the length of the lug, andsuitable cord retaining means at the other end of said body. I 3.,fastening device of the class "de- I scribed comprisin'g'a body, a lugprojecting laterally from one side'ofthe body, an arm projectingfromsaid; lug and in the oppocurved. v a l 4'." A" fastening device of itheclass described comprising abocly, alug projecting laterally from oneside of the body, an arm projecting from said-lug and 'inthe oppositedirection and'in'angularrelation to said site direction andin angularrelation to said body t'oforrn'a-slot for engagement With a cordtherein, said, arm being reversely I body to form a slot 'for engagementwith a,

cord therein, "said arm "being reversely curved, cord retainingmearis onthe other fend'of saidbo'dy; l .e l

e In testimony whereof I have hereunto set I y hand in the presence, oftwo subscribing witnesses. w i Y f Farmer. RYTHERI

